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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2005
Applicant:
Robert C. Taber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert C. Taber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nanoscale displacement detector includes a cantilever integrated with an optical resonator, referred to herein as a 'microresonator.' The microresonator and cantilever are configured such that displacement of the cantilever relative to the microresonator causes a change in the resonant frequency of the microresonator. The change in the resonant frequency of the microresonator is used to monitor cantilever displacement. In an embodiment, the microresonator includes a cavity that faces the cantilever and the cantilever includes a protrusion that faces the microresonator and is aligned with the cavity.